Kebili Governorate

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قبلي
Kebili
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Basic data
Country Tunisia
Capital Kebili
surface 22,454 km²
Residents 152,200 (2011)
density 6.8 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TN-73

Coordinates: 33 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 58 ′  E

Kebili ( Arabic قبلي, DMG Qibillī ) is one of the 24 governorates in Tunisia .

The southern half of the country's second largest governorate with an area of ​​22,454 km² is dominated by the Sahara sand seas of the Ergs , and here is also the Jebil National Park . In the north is the Chott el Djerid salt lake , which merges into the Chott el Fedjadj to the east . The capital of the governorate is the eponymous Kebili , another important city is Douz .

On September 21, 2011, the Tunisian Air Force attacked an armed convoy in the remote south of the region near the Algerian border and destroyed several vehicles. The origin of the convoy is unknown, but it could have been smuggling gangs or al-Qaeda members who use the region as a transport route and retreat.

Nefzaoua

The Nefzaoua oasis area south of the salt lakes (نفزاوة) with the main towns of Kebili and Douz largely overlaps with the governorate - but Nefzaoua emphasizes more of the historical natural area.

Delegations

The structure of the governorate consists of six delegations .

delegation 2004 residents
Douz north 25,534
Douz south 17.187
Faouar 16,296
Kebili North 29,429
Kebili South 28,040
Souk Lahad 26,732

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le Figaro : Un mystérieux convoi armé stoppé en Tunisie. September 22, 2011, accessed January 4, 2012 (French).
  2. ^ AFP : 'Six killed' in Tunisian clashes near Algeria. September 23, 2011, accessed January 4, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Recensement de 2004  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Institut national de la statistique@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ins.nat.tn